University of Denver

University of Denver is a private nonprofit college in Denver, CO. Its average net price is $31,961 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

Compare This College

Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$15,042
$30,001 to $48,000$15,009
$48,001 to $75,000$19,505
$75,001 to $110,000$29,756
$110,001 and up$46,868
$63,246Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$63,246Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$31,961Average Net Price
$18,593Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$2,355Other Expenses
17.9%Students on Pell Grants
27.7%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

77.8%Acceptance Rate
640 to 710SAT Reading, Middle Half
600 to 700SAT Math, Middle Half
28 to 33ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$60,550
8 years after entry$71,608
10 years after entry$77,205
74.2%Graduation Rate
88.9%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Denver, COLocation
Large citySetting
6,025Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210$14,216 Small program - rough guide n=33
Animal Sciences$37,766 National median for this major n=6,365Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$39,045 Small program - rough guide n=35$15,333 Small program - rough guide n=42
Biology$34,924 Small program - rough guide n=56$19,417 Small program - rough guide n=60
Biopsychology$39,345 National median for this major n=149Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business and Commerce$57,171 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$54,462 National median for this major n=3,522Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$47,839 Small program - rough guide n=61$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=50
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$89,817 Small program - rough guide n=37$20,030 Small program - rough guide n=53
Computer Systems Analysis$65,104 National median for this major n=1,196Not published
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$59,944 National median for this major n=1,197Not published
Construction Management$75,379 National median for this major n=3,543Not published
Criminology$45,486 Small program - rough guide n=35$18,750 Small program - rough guide n=36
Data Processing$56,601 National median for this major n=156Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$68,889 Small program - rough guide n=87$19,907 Small program - rough guide n=50
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International Business$51,357 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$46,947 Small program - rough guide n=52$19,375 Small program - rough guide n=68
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$75,719 Small program - rough guide n=38$20,377 Small program - rough guide n=33
Marketing$61,291 Small program - rough guide n=76$20,503 Small program - rough guide n=54
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other$31,918 National median for this major n=145Not published
Physical Sciences, General$49,783 National median for this major n=276Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169Not published
Political Science and Government$44,871 Small program - rough guide n=39$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=38
Psychology$43,847 n=103$19,500 n=146
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Real Estate$62,470 National median for this major n=1,522Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Science, Technology and Society$47,447 National median for this major n=688Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Sciences, Other$43,502 National median for this major n=1,547Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

Explore Further

All Colleges in Colorado Accounting Animal Sciences Anthropology Area Studies Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Biology Biopsychology Business Administration, Management and Operations Business and Commerce Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Business/Managerial Economics Chemistry Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Communications Computer Engineering Computer Science Computer Science Computer Systems Analysis Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Construction Management Criminology Data Processing Design and Applied Arts Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Economics Education Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Engineering English Language and Literature, General Environmental Conservation Ethnic and Gender Studies Film/Video and Photographic Arts Finance and Financial Management Services Geography and Cartography Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Health and Medical Administrative Services History Hospitality Administration/Management Human Resources Management and Services International Business International Relations and National Security Studies International/Globalization Studies Journalism Languages and Linguistics Liberal Arts Management Information Systems and Services Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Marketing Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Music Natural Sciences Non-Professional Legal Studies Philosophy Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other Physical Sciences, General Physics Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Political Science and Government Psychology Public Policy Analysis Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Real Estate Registered Nursing Religion/Religious Studies Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Science, Technology and Society Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Social Sciences Social Sciences, Other Sociology Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Studio Art Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Teaching